Shloka 19

Devanagari script

ढुण्ढिं तु प्रथमं दृष्ट्वा तथा किलविनायकम् । देव्या विनायकं चैव गोप्रेक्षं हस्तिहस्तिनम् ॥ १९ ॥

Transliteration

ḍhuṇḍhiṃ tu prathamaṃ dṛṣṭvā tathā kilavināyakam | devyā vināyakaṃ caiva goprekṣaṃ hastihastinam || 19 ||

Translation

เมื่อได้เฝ้าดู (ดรศนะ) ฑุณฒิเป็นลำดับแรกแล้ว ต่อด้วยกิละ-วินายก และพึงเฝ้าดูเทวียา-วินายก โคเปรกษะ และหัสติ-หัสตินด้วย

Word by Word

• ḍhuṇḍhim: (Vināyaka named) Ḍhuṇḍhi
• ḍhuṇḍhim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ḍhuṇḍhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• tu: then/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), particle (निपात)

• prathamam: first
• prathamam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prathama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adverbial accusative (द्वितीया-एकवचन used as क्रियाविशेषण): 'firstly'

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (दृश् धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta (कृदन्त), Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा): 'having seen'

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण): 'thus/likewise'

• kila: indeed/it is said
• kila: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kila (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), particle (निपात): 'indeed/it is said'

• vināyakam: Vināyaka
• vināyakam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vināyaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• devyā: by the Goddess
• devyā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• vināyakam: Vināyaka
• vināyakam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vināyaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction (समुच्चय)

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), particle (निपात) of emphasis

• go-prekṣam: (Vināyaka named) Goprekṣa
• go-prekṣam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: go (प्रातिपदिक) + prekṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष): 'gāṃ prekṣate' / 'goṣu prekṣaḥ' (name/epithet); Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• hasti-hastinam: (Vināyaka named) Hastihastin
• hasti-hastinam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hasti (प्रातिपदिक) + hastin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya (कर्मधारय) appositional/name-like: 'hastiḥ (eva) hastī' (elephant-like/elephant-faced); Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Narada (as narrator within a tirtha-mahatmya itinerary; traditional dialogue frame assumes Narada teaching)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Dhuṇḍhi
• Vināyaka (Gaṇeśa)
• Devyā-Vināyaka
• Goprekṣa
• Hasti-Hastin

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It functions as a tirtha-mahātmya directive: a prescribed sequence of darśana (sacred viewing/visitation) of specific Vināyaka-related holy sites, emphasizing orderly pilgrimage as a dharmic practice.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

Bhakti here is expressed through darśana and yātrā—devotional visiting of named sacred forms/places of Vināyaka—where reverent sight, remembrance, and worship at multiple kṣetras become the practical mode of devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Primarily Kalpa (ritual procedure) in the form of pilgrimage protocol—an ordered list of places to be visited for religious merit—rather than grammar or astrology.